“You see persons and things not as they are
but as you are. ” Anthony de Mello

Wednesday, August 05, 2009

unleashing empathic light

For mercy has a human heart

Pity a human face

And love, the human form divine.

William Blake.

We strive to be authentic in our way of knowing,hoping it leads to a primordial wing fluttering of grace.

If.......

We reach out our hand to hold,

We step forward with our eyes open,

We understand with our open heart to understand.Our capacity to love grows from seeds.

Sometimes when sorrow pounds on temples of loneliness, when fear rips open soiled hearts, when anger spits at crippled feet overused seeking solace, it takes one unleashed tiny beam of empathy to lighten big burdens.Empathy is the light shining beauty on purple welts.

Out of love grows compassion.Out of compassion comes our ability to feel for others.

Empathy is made from a merciful heart, a soft knowing smile, and the unconditional love of a curious human being.